Our Five Year Update

Old Jan 2nd 2011, 6:39 am
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So Steve and I have now been here over 5 years. Our daughter that emigrated with us is now 9 and has a brother 3 and a sister nearly 1.
Everything started OK, got our heads into jobs and daughter started school, bought a house at Oxenford, never really felt settled due to lack of friends, due to lack of going out, due to lack of money.
Steve had issues with work so set up a security business which looks to be finally finding it's feet after 3 very long hard years. I set myself up doing family day care from home, which I love doing but it means I have isolated myself as I will never have any workmates.
Still can't get out to meet people due to the kids, do have a couple of good friends but one has just moved away and the other has no young kids so can go out whenever.
Making friends and finding time to socialise to get to know people is definately the hardest thing about emigrating.
On the flip side, we have a home in a great area that we can't compare to the terraced council house we had in England. On my day off I can nip off to the beach, park, Broadwater or themeparks without caring what the weather is like, and without having to pack up the house and take it with us as we are now just down the road rather than a couple of hours drive. My kids are not growing up in a dismal country and they walk around smiling.
Would I consider moving back?....nope
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Fantastic update!
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So Steve and I have now been here over 5 years. Our daughter that emigrated with us is now 9 and has a brother 3 and a sister nearly 1.
Everything started OK, got our heads into jobs and daughter started school, bought a house at Oxenford, never really felt settled due to lack of friends, due to lack of going out, due to lack of money.
Steve had issues with work so set up a security business which looks to be finally finding it's feet after 3 very long hard years. I set myself up doing family day care from home, which I love doing but it means I have isolated myself as I will never have any workmates.
Still can't get out to meet people due to the kids, do have a couple of good friends but one has just moved away and the other has no young kids so can go out whenever.
Making friends and finding time to socialise to get to know people is definately the hardest thing about emigrating.
On the flip side, we have a home in a great area that we can't compare to the terraced council house we had in England. On my day off I can nip off to the beach, park, Broadwater or themeparks without caring what the weather is like, and without having to pack up the house and take it with us as we are now just down the road rather than a couple of hours drive. My kids are not growing up in a dismal country and they walk around smiling.
Would I consider moving back?....nope
Good update

You could organise a Mums coffee morning perhaps? There must be lots of mums that feel isolated, I know my friend who has just had a baby said one mum organised coffee morning for the new mums and my friend looks forward to it.

Its great you have started your own business, being your own boss - I would love to do that but don't have the skills to enable me to do it nor the finance

You seem to have done really well.
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hang in there..
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Old Jan 3rd 2011, 2:21 pm
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we met you at the Ripley meet before you left so good to hear from you!
we've been in WA over 4 yrs now and love it! wouldn't move back either
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Congrats on the 5 years
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hello!!

... take it you dont miss meadowhall then?

congrats on the new family and businesses ...

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Spooky, was thinking about you the other day...... Thanks for the update and congrats on the smallest one. Hope the business gets better and better.
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Lovely update - thanks for sharing! Try an arrange some coffee mornings to get yourself a few friends, you don't wanna be isolated. You seem to have done really well. Great stuff!
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Straight to the point.

Long may it continue, congratulations.
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